AMMAN, March 31 (NNN-PETRA) — Jordan and a South Korean consortium have signed a deal to build the Kingdom’s first nuclear research reactor near the northern city of Irbid. Under the USD 130 million agreement, the consortium, led by state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co, will construct a .
BEIRUT, March 31 (NNN-UNHCR) — Seven years after the start of the Iraq war, the future of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees remains shrouded in uncertainty. While much of the world is losing interest in their fate, UNHCR is warning of deepening needs that will take years to resolve. Most Iraqi refugees see .
NEW YORK, March 31 (NNN-BNA) — Bahrain’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tawfiq Al Mansour met here with UN Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark. He presented her with a cheque for USD 1 million in contribution by Bahrain to the Haiti relief programme following the .
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, March 31 (NNN-QNA) — One of the US administration’s requests to Israel regarding the peace process with the Palestinians is a four-month construction freeze in all parts of East Jerusalem. In exchange, the United States would pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold direct talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead of the .
SANA’A, March 31 (NNN-SABA) — The World Bank has approved a grant of USD 60 million for the Social Fund for Development Phase IV project in Yemen. The sum will be used to improve access to basic services, enhance economic opportunities, and reduce poverty. “By assisting in the scale-up of the Social Fund for Development .
Brunei Shell Petroleum’s Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) is dedicated to the promotion of science and technology, through a series of amazing activities, and launching exciting exhibits for students and members of the public. To kick-off the year 2010, OGDC has introduced new activities through the Science Explorer event, following last December’s Astronomy exhibit .
Seria’s Chung Ching Middle School Cricket Club held cricket coaching sessions for its members during the school holidays recently. The club has been active for the last three years. The team members are showing amazing improvement in all aspects of the game. The holidays practice session aimed to create talented players to be a part .
Brunei Darussalam will become the host of the 8th Asean Age Group Swimming Championship for the first time, from April 2-4 at the National Aquatic Centre Some 211 swimmers from clubs across Asean including Brunei Darussalam will be taking part in the two days event. Organised by Brunei Amateur Swimming Association with cooperation of Youth .
There is no short cut to produce a champion athlete. Athletics in Brunei Darussalam is one of the sports that need to be developed from early stage of childhood to adult and then toward high performance stage. This was highlighted by Major Md Talip bin Hj Mohd Tahir, the President of Brunei Darussalam Amateur Athletic .
A joint operation in the Belait District over the weekend succeeded in foiling attempts to bring in dubious meat products, while a cargo truck driver was compounded for road traffic violation and booze activities and liquor were found. The operation involved 42 personnel from the Immigration and National Registration, Belait branch stationed at Sg Tujoh .
